Colorado, Avalanche

2 avalanche deaths in past week come during Colorado's historically deadliest month
Colorado has seen 16 people caught, 10 buried, one injured and two die after a series of major mountain snowstorms.
Colorado Snowboarder Becomes Fourth Person Killed in Avalanche This Week
The victim was traveling on a terrain feature known as The Nose near Silverton, Colo., when the avalanche occurred on Thursday, officials said.
Crested Butte snowboarder killed in Ophir Pass avalanche
The 41-year-old woman was snowboarding with another person in Middle Fork Mineral Creek, known locally as “The Nose,” when she was caught and buried in the avalanche.
Snowboarder killed in Colorado avalanche in 4th slide death in West this week
Sarah Steinwand, 41, of Crested Butte, Colorado, was caught in the debris of the avalanche in the backcountry near Silverton, but a man who was skiing with the snowboarder escaped
Snowboarder killed in avalanche in southwest Colorado
SILVERTON, Colo. — A snowboarder was killed in an avalanche in southwest Colorado Thursday. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) said a skier and a snowboarder were traveling in the Middle Fork of Mineral Creek drainage, west of Silverton, when they were caught in an avalanche on a terrain feature locally known as "The Nose."
Avalanches in western US claim more lives in recent weeks including a weekend death in Colorado
One person has been killed in a weekend avalanche in Colorado. Authorities in Grand County responded Saturday to what they described as a skier-triggered avalanche in a steep area known as "The Fingers” above Berthoud Pass in central Colorado.
A Colorado Snowboarder Has Died in an Avalanche
A backcountry snowboarder has died in an avalanche near Colorado’s Ophir Pass. The victim was a 41-year-old woman from Crested Butte. She was riding a line known as “The Nose” on February 20, 2025 when she and her partner were caught in a slide,
Snowboarder killed in Colorado as avalanche danger mounts
A snowboarder was killed in Colorado on Saturday, Feb. 22, after an avalanche buried him. It happened on Mines Peak, east of Berthoud Pass, in an area locally known as The Fingers or High Trail Cliffs,
Avalanche toll rises in the West with weekend death
The latest death Saturday came in central Colorado when a skier triggered an avalanche. Among the others were three deaths on Feb. 17, including two backcountry skiers in Oregon.
Colorado backcountry snowboarder dies in avalanche west of Silverton
A snowboarder in Colorado's backcountry was killed in an avalanche west of Silverton on Thursday.According to the Colorado ...
Backcountry snowboarder killed in avalanche near Silverton
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With 500 avalanches, 15 people caught in slides and 2 fatalities, February is shaping up to be a deadly month in Colorado’s backcountry
February has historically been the deadliest month for avalanches in Colorado, and with two fatal avalanches so far in ...